Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Forget me not

The most common question I've had for reporters over the years goes like this: "Why didn't you do a standup?"

The most common answer: "I forgot."

How reporters can forget to do a standup is beyond me, but it happens a lot. Lots of other things fall through the cracks, and given your additional duties these days updating websites, dealing with social networking and endless live shots, it's inevitable that you'll forget something.

So I've put together a checklist. Actually three. One for reporters, one for anchors, one for producers. It's a pretty detailed list of things you should be doing on a daily basis. I think you'll find the suggestions helpful, and they'll get you into the habit of making sure you've done everything possible to make your work the best it can be. Review it a few times each day and you'll get a reminder of what you might have missed, how you can make things better, etc. It's digital, so you can keep it on your phone, tablet or laptop. And I've kept it under five bucks. Here's the Amazon version (you don't need a Kindle, as you can download to pretty much any device.)

No comments:

THE DEPLORABLES' GUIDE TO FAKE NEWS

THE GIRL IN THE WHITE HOUSE

HIT LIST

ENDGAME

THE RACE

"It is never the wrong time to do the right thing."

-Carole Kneeland

COPYRIGHT NOTICE

The entire contents of this site are protected by United States Copyright law. Any unauthorized use or redistribution via print or electronic means of the content of tvnewsgrapevine.blogspot.com without the expressed written consent of Randy Tatano is a violation of copyright law.